1. Evander and Hercules
Aim: to understand the Stories of Evander and Hercules and their importance to the Romans

2. Quiz time Aeneas came from which city? 11) Who did Mars rape?
Who did he marry in Italy?
Which God wanted to destroy him?
Who was the king of the Latins?
What did Aeneas do when the Latin King was Killed?
Who did Aeneas fight and Kill?
What two names are given to Aeneas’ son?
What pre-Roman settlement did he build?
What does Silvius mean?
Who should have been king- Numitor or Amulius?
11) Who did Mars rape?
12) What were her sons called?
13) What discovered the twins?
14) What do we think the wolf really was?
15) Name the shepherd that took in the 2 boys.
16) What did the boys do to robbers?
17) Which twin was captured?
18) What happened to Amulius?
19) What birds were the ‘sign’ to start a city?
20) Why did one twin kill the other (according to Livy)

3. Swap papers Troy 11) Rhea Silvia Lavinia 12) Romulus and Remus Juno
Latinus
United the Trojans and Latins- all as Latins
Turnus
Ascanius/ Lulus
Alba Longa
From the forest
Numitor
11) Rhea Silvia
12) Romulus and Remus
13) A She Wolf
14) A prostitute
15) Faustulus
16) Attacked them ands robbed them
17) Remus
18) Killed by Romulus and Remus
19) Vultures
20) Laughed at his walls

4. Evander and Hercules We’ve come across them briefly in the Aeneid.
They have a much deeper role in terms of Roman identity and tradition.
Task 1) Read the additional sheet and mind map who they are/ what they did
Task 2) In your source booklet (mid way through section 7) annotate on the key points from your mind map.

5. Summarising Evander Hercules
What did the Romans get out of their associations with Evander and Hercules?
Evander
Hercules

6. Plenary- The bigger picture
What are the similarities/ difs between Evander and Hercules and Romulus and Aeneas?
Romulus & Aeneas
Similarities
Evander & Hercules
Original Founders/ ancestors
Sons of various Gods